AirZip Makes Image Management for Web Services Fast and Attractive; Image Management Technology to Add Necessary Robustness for Java-Powered Sites.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 2002 AirZip, Inc., the leader in performance image management solutions for rich media, announced that it has completed compatibility testing Compatibility testing, part of software non-functional tests, is testing conducted on the application to evaluate the application's compatibility with the computing environment. with four of the industry's leading Web Services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. providers -- IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , BEA BEA - Basic programming Environment for interactive-graphical Applications, from Siemens-Nixdorf. , Oracle and Macromedia -- and those providers can now offer AirZip's solution to all existing and new Web Services customers. AirZip's unique enterprise image platform enables 400 percent faster image delivery, rendering and storage using patent pending compression engines and display drivers, plus protection of image ownership. AirZip has been proven compatible with IBM's WebSphere, BEA's WebLogic, the Oracle9i AS and Macromedia's JRun 4. AirZip's IIS (Internet Information Services) Microsoft's Web server. IIS runs under the server versions of Windows, adding HTTP server capability to the Windows operating system. plug-in works seamlessly with all of the applications servers tested, requires little configuration and no change to the way Web sites are developed today. Since most websites today are powered by Java, AirZip's technology is critical for acceleration of image delivery on those sites. AirZip's component-based solution works with all standards, web servers, network assets and operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. - requiring no additional infrastructure rework or costs for system integrators. Using AirZip's plug-and-play modules, developers may take advantage of this new technology to easily implement highly scalable, high performance rich media services over current and next generation wireline and wireless networks. "Images are an extremely powerful component of communication, and have always been a key driver in the success of the Internet," said Lee Bauman, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of AirZip. "It's now time for Web Services to go to the next level, and Oracle, IBM, BEA and Macromedia, as well as other providers, see the need to provide tools for fast and secure image delivery and management as a key element of the package." Industry indicators point to the trend in application delivery shifting from network service providers to enterprise application providers, with networks primarily playing the role of "pipeline." Web Services are becoming the standard for application development, delivery and integration. Gartner Dataquest predicts that the total solutions opportunity surrounding Web Services could push $30 billion by 2005. About AirZip AirZip is a leader in performance image delivery solutions for rich media. AirZip is the first and only provider to support both standard image compression solutions, as well as offering a proprietary solution that is unrivaled in performance today. AirZips' suite of products provides customizable, plug-and-play image acceleration across all devices, networks and data sources - today. AirZip is privately funded by Sofinnova Ventures, Axiom Venture Partners and other firms. AirZip is based in San Jose, Calif. with offices in Beijing, China. For more information, please visit us at www.airzip.com. |
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